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We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of countless hours of research. We comb through tens of thousands of scientific papers from the peer-reviewed medical literature so busy people like you don’t have to.

In 2025, I covered a wide variety of hot topics. I released an extensive series on Ozempic, updates on vitamin B12, and, of course, a lot on aging and anti-aging based on my research for How Not to Age. Which videos floated to the top last year? 

 

#10 How Much Vitamin B12 Do We Need Each Day?

How are the recommended daily and weekly doses of vitamin B12 derived?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#9 The Best Way to Boost NAD+: Supplements vs. Diet (webinar recording)

This webinar wrapped up the pros and cons of all the NAD+ supplements and the ways to naturally boost NAD+ with diet and lifestyle. (Did you know we now offer a growing library of on-demand webinars for CME credits? To learn more and to register, visit us on the LearnWorlds platform.)

 

#8 How to Improve Your Heart Rate Variability

A healthy heart doesn’t beat like a metronome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

#7 The Best Foods for Your Skin

Greens, apples, tomato paste, and grapes are put to the test as edible skin care candidates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

#6 Friday Favorites: Foods That Cause Inflammation and Those That Reduce It

This is a popular combination of two earlier videos, exploring which foods are the worst when it comes to triggering inflammation within hours of consumption and what an anti-inflammatory diet looks like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

#5 The Healthiest Way to Drink Coffee

Why do those who drink filtered coffee tend to live longer than those who drink unfiltered coffee?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#4 Is One Egg a Day Too Much?

*Spoiler alert*: Meta-analyses of studies involving more than 10 million participants confirm that greater egg consumption confers a higher risk of premature death from all causes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

#3 Do Not Eat Pawpaws

Pawpaw fruits, like soursop, guanabana, sweetsop, sugar apple, cherimoya, and custard apple, contain neurotoxins that may cause a neurodegenerative disease. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#2 The Highest Antioxidant: Apple, Bean, Berry, Lentil, or Nut?

Remember these kinds of videos from way back when? I brought them back! Of course, the best apple, bean, berry, lentil, and nut are the ones you’ll eat the most of, but if you don’t have a strong preference, which ones have the highest antioxidant power? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#1 How to Slow Cancer Growth

The fact that this video was so popular is validation for my plan to take on cancer after How Not to Hurt, my upcoming book on lifestyle approaches to pain management, which should be out in (fingers crossed) December 2026. This video explains how, at this very moment, many of us have tumors growing inside our bodies, so we cannot wait to start eating and living more healthfully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for being a part of this community. We gained more than 170,000 new subscribers on YouTube in 2025, and the number of people we can reach with this life-saving, life-changing information continues to grow.

We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of countless hours of researching, writing, editing, animating, and producing. We comb through thousands of scientific papers from the peer-reviewed medical literature so busy people like you don’t have to!

In 2024, I covered a wide variety of hot topics. I released an update on why I changed my mind on water fluoridation, a series on the benefits and side effects of flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines, and, of course, a lot on aging and anti-aging based on my research for How Not to Age. Which videos floated to the top last year? 

 

#10 Benefits and Side Effects of the Flu Vaccine

Randomized placebo-controlled trials show that flu shots can be extraordinary lifesavers. Can you prevent the flu with foods and supplements, like elderberry and echinacea? See Elderberry Benefits and Side Effects: Does It Help with Colds and the Flu?.

 

 

#9 The Pros and Cons of Testing PSA Levels for Prostate Cancer

Given the clear harms and the small and uncertain benefits of PSA testing, most men would presumably decide to decline to undergo it if they knew all the facts, but that’s up to each individual to decide. If you do get diagnosed with prostate cancer, what can you do with your diet, in addition to any other therapies you might choose? See the Prostate Cancer topic page for all related videos.

 

#8 Are Fish or Fish Oil Supplements Good for the Heart?

Five massive new trials have been published recently, randomizing tens of thousands to various formulations of fish oil versus placebo. Want to know my omega-3 recommendations? See my Optimum Nutrient Recommendations.

 

 

 

#7 The Best Dietary Detox

By eating at a lower rung on the food chain, those choosing plant-based diets aren’t as exposed to the industrial pollutants that bioaccumulate up the ladder.

 

 

 

#6 How to Lower Lp(a) with Diet

What should we eat and what should we avoid to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)?

 

 

 

 

#5 Why Do Milk Drinkers Live Shorter Lives on Average?

How might we reduce the risk of premature death from dairy consumption? One way is to switch to soy milk. Check out Is Soy Milk the Most Nutritious Non-Dairy Milk?.

 

 

 

#4 How to Boost Your Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) for Heart Health

How can we improve the capacity of our blood vessels to repair themselves? We can boost the ability of our endothelium to function by eating nitrate-rich vegetables, like beets and greens. See Oxygenating Blood with Nitrate-Rich Vegetables.

 

 

 

#3 Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis (Webinar Recording)

In this two-hour webinar, I cover bone mineral density screening, common over-the-counter drugs like acid blockers that may increase fracture risk, how safe and effective the current oral and injected osteoporosis medications are, which foods may help protect our bones, the best type and frequency of exercise, and how to reduce fall risk.

 

#2 How Not to Age – Live Presentation

In this live lecture, I cover highlights from my book, How Not to Age, which became a New York Times Best Seller. I hope it helps with your New Year’s resolutions. As always, all proceeds I receive from all of my books are donated directly to charity.

 

 

#1 Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Reversed with a Plant-Based Diet?

Dr. Dean Ornish published the first randomized controlled trial investigating whether a plant-based diet and lifestyle program may reverse the course of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. What does improving the cognition and function of Alzheimer’s patients with lifestyle medicine actually translate into in terms of human impact? Check out A Testimonial from Dr. Ornish’s Alzheimer’s Progression Reversal Study.

 

Thank you for being a part of this community. We gained more than 140,000 new subscribers on YouTube in 2024, and the number of people we can reach with this life-saving, life-changing information continues to grow.